CVE-2023-48236 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in VIM

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
CNA2.8OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
VIMFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateDec 14

Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This vulnerability has been addressed in commit `73b2d379` which has been included in release version 9.0.2111. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5vim/vim< 9.0.2111
▶NVDvim/vim< 9.0.2111
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.0.2116-1+1
▶Ubuntuvim/vim< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21+4

Also affects: Fedora 37, 38, 39

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
vim vulnerabilities↗2023-12-14
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CVEList
overflow in get_number in vim↗2023-11-16
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OSV
CVE-2023-48236: Vim is an open source command line text editor↗2023-11-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2023-12-14
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Red Hat
vim: overflow in get_number↗2023-11-16
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Microsoft
overflow in get_number in vim↗2023-11-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-48236: vim - Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the u...↗2023
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